Website Feedback and upcoming features

Is there a "log in with Gmail" API you can use to track the number of subscribers that each Union member has so we can have a visible, numerical representation of the power of the Union?

There is but its not quite that simple. The gmail login only gives certain information. It is certainly possible to pull a subscribber count.

I used a simpler login system for speed of setup. I do have some plans though on showing our numbers. Firstly I want to link in with all the social groups to show their numbers on the website. We need a visual representation of power. Currently Profiles have options to list "Social profiles" including Youtube. I plan to do this to generate a members page (op in for visibility) which shows our members and theeri followings to give a direct indication of teh size of the movement.

Much like Jorg's original video was brief just to get the ball rolling I wanted to pass some of the creative control out to the Union so just got something up quickly that will be easy to expand as we make decisions

Using the YouTube Data API, you could have a user authenticate over OAuth and request the users channel from the API, this could be a form of tallying the total channels that have banded together? Each channel is authed to verify that the channel owner has added it (not just a random person).

I'd be happy to, I'll be floating around the forums, just let me know.

As with most open source software the downside is in the documentation. There are gaps, big ones. Setup guides are often terrible taking the format of step 1 Install module, step 2 configure module. Which is infuriating. I've spent a lot of time contributing to the documentation, I've helped design and improve a few modules, and most importantly I've developed some server side software to make some of the headaches more managable.
In the near future I am going to split the websites theme into an empty subtheme and expose it to changes on Drupal.org, so anyone will be able to contribute to the theme and i can then just install the updated version. More importantly it gives anyone with the skills to contribute a way to pitch in without me having to manage my own versioning and moderation system.

I agree with that, the fewer obstacles the better... The 'I'm not a robot' button you see sometimes is very easy, can we get one of those?

I have now replaced the image CAPTCHA on the sign up page with the advanced version of the "I am not a robot" button. The one that shows some images for you to select. It should be easier to fill in than the other one but still be very effective at stopping bots.

The only place still using the difficult image one is the password recovery page, since there is a very good reason to make that harder for bots. I have reduced teh length though from 10 to 8 characters.